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  1. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    This time in a CWU 36/P.
  2. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    ^ further to this, here's a most excellent thread (starting page 3): http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/268097-us-army-ponchos-slickers-raincoats-1901-to-1919/page-3
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Trench coats and raincoats were, in WW1, privately purchased by British/Imperial and US officers (and probably some senior NCOs) so they bought whatever they wanted or could afford. Burberry gets all the credit, of course, but Aquascutum was there too, plus dozens of other makers that we don't...
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    True enough, but those single-breasted raincoats were often worn in the WW1 trenches alongside the classic double-breasted versions.
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    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    This is an excellent post Atticus and you should post it in every A-2 thread that comes up!
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    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    Body types have changed since the 40s and the new jackets reflect that. But yeah, they are too generous in the lower torso (modern military G-1 jackets don't seem to have ballooned as much as the military A-2 jackets have).
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Same as above. From old photos it is clear that 8-button trenchcoats were fairly common in the old days, including during WW2, but at some point vanished (at least in menswear). I've only seen 10-button coats in the past few decades.
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    This is an extremely old Brooks Brothers trench coat from, probably mid 20th century (maybe earlier). See following posts for another example of the same coat, although in poorer condition.
  10. Doctor Damage

    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    The vice-president in a modern A-2 (cross posting from another thread).
  11. Doctor Damage

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    The next president in a modern A-2.
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Here's another view of Pitt's coat in Ocean's 12. Yeah, it's modern fashion stuff, but it's got a pretty high button stance which keeps it in proportion (which no one around here will agree with, but such is life).
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    (via The Trad blogspot, where he got it from I don't know)
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    That jacket fits you extremely well and looks good. I'd just wear it if I were you, and forget about recycling it into something else.
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    C'mon people, let's not forget Steve McQueen was famously photographed wearing one of those. I've got a few Members Only jackets like that (vintage and new) and they're a great lightweight jacket to wear. Boring? Yes. Old man jacket? Yes. Somewhat geeky? Yes. I do not care.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    wow, that one's stiff and hard
  20. Doctor Damage

    Best Aero Machinist for Workcoat

    The most likely reason Jill or whoever was assigned to work on the movie contract was because it was a one-off, special, non-standard order and she would have had to take much longer to design, pattern, and assemble 6 'new' jackets for the movie than would normally be required to make 6 jackets...
  21. Doctor Damage

    Best Aero Machinist for Workcoat

    I'm not sure you realize just how routinized and standardized even hand-made stuff is these days.
  22. Doctor Damage

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Most outerwear for the past decade(?) or a bit less has been designed with a 70s vibe, in other words short. Remember the trenchcoat that Michael Caine wore in Get Carter? It was really short, although because it was made from a pretty heavy cotton blend it looked okay (below). Today, though...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    It's definitely East German. I have one the officer's insulated winter version which has a removable 'fish-fur' collar. It's the warmest thing I've ever had on, but it's now too small on me. I picked it up for a song in a surplus store in the early 90s.

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